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Subatomic Disruption
05-19-2005, 05:22 AM
I bought a new fan worm 2 days ago, and here are 2 pics of it. It has attached itself to the piece of "dead" live rock I placed it on just after a couple of days!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/subatom/marine/fanworm1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/subatom/marine/fanworm2.jpg

The tube of this worm is soft and flexible. Can anyone identify what species is it?

khrone
05-19-2005, 05:34 AM
Hello
Yeah its a feather duster worm, filter feeding.
Very nice :-D
I got one too.

FishinInTheDark
05-19-2005, 10:06 AM
Nice pics, SA! Looks like a healthy specimen!

Sugar Magnolia
05-19-2005, 10:17 AM
Sabellastarte indica - banded featherworm. Nice specimen too! Be sure to feed the tank some DT's sine dusters are phytoplankton feeders.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/polychaetes.htm

Doctor_Reef
05-19-2005, 11:20 AM
Very nice!!! :thumbsup: - Ditto's SM

Subatomic Disruption
05-21-2005, 02:36 AM
Thanks people! :) I noticed that somehow its changing the direction of its crown slowly daily to face against the water current.